Naia comparing a nootropic supplement bottle with neuroscience research notes about brain immune cells at her desk

Why Microglia Are Key to Brain Health (And What Nootropics Miss)

The brain-booster industry optimizes neurotransmitters while ignoring the immune cells that actually decide whether your synapses survive.

September 8, 2026 · 6 min · Quiet Inflammation
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Brain Fog After 40: Microglia, Not Just Hormones, May Be the Cause

The word-finding slips and mental static after 40 may come from primed microglia, not just hormones — and that changes what actually helps.

September 4, 2026 · 7 min · Quiet Inflammation
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Microglia and Brain Health: Functional Medicine Insights

Your brain has its own immune system, and the cells running it are called microglia. What you eat, how you sleep, and whether you move determines if they protect or destroy.

August 30, 2026 · 6 min · Quiet Inflammation
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Neuroinflammation: How Gut Inflammation Becomes Brain Fog

The immune pathway from gut inflammation to brain fog runs through cytokines and microglial activation — and it’s more direct than you think.

July 18, 2026 · 5 min · Quiet Inflammation

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